Dicevaders Demo & Playtest: Does Progress Carry Over?
Demo vs full game
| Demo (Feb to Sep 2026) | Full game (1.0) | |
|---|---|---|
| Commanders | 3 (Captain, Blob Girl, Core), then The Duchess from Aug 7 | 10 |
| Difficulties | First 3 | 6 plus Ultimate Earth |
| Units | About 30 | 60+ plus Warped units |
| Artifacts | About 80 | 120 |
| Modes | Main run, endless and Daily Challenge | Multiverse Campaign (13 modes), Daily Challenges, endless |
| Constellations | Not in the demo | 30+ |
Demo counts as read from the Steam store comparison panel in an Olexa video (KxJz8XVdtu8, 0:45); full-game counts from the official launch post.
Demo and playtest timeline
- January 21, 2026: open playtest with 8 commanders, Chapters 1 to 5, 6 challenges, 100+ artifacts. The developer asked creators to wait for the public demo before streaming.
- February 6: Beta 0.5, 25,000+ playtest hours logged; the beta moves to a code-locked branch shared on Discord.
- February 19: public demo goes live in English, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
- June 16: new Next Fest demo, Playstack announced as publisher; daily-challenge key giveaway for 30 keys.
- August 7: demo 0.9 adds The Duchess and a big balance pass, plus a contest to hit Infinity with her.
- September 10: final demo patch (Traditional Chinese, bigger tooltips for Steam Deck).
- September 22: the developers warn the demo "will be taken down soon".
Store page and announcements checked:
If your demo unlocks are missing
Progress is meant to carry over automatically. If it does not, report it with the in-game F2 bug report form, which sends your save files to the developers. A Steam Deck player on the forum fixed it by copying the demo save into the full game's save folder.
Demo questions
Does Dicevaders demo progress carry over?
Yes. The developer confirmed on September 25, 2026 that demo progress carries over and is working. One Steam Deck player reported having to copy the save file by hand, so check your unlocks after the first launch.
Is the Dicevaders demo still available?
The developers warned in September that the demo would be taken down soon after launch, and the store page no longer lists a demo. Players have asked on the forum whether it will return; there is no announcement.
What was in the demo?
The February 2026 demo had the first three commanders (The Captain, Blob Girl, The Core) on the first three difficulties plus a Daily Challenge. The Duchess was added in August.
Can I still join the playtest?
The open playtest ran from January 21, 2026; in February the beta moved to a branch on the demo app with a code shared on the official Discord. With the 1.0 release out, the playtest has no announced future.